Cannons played too, and they are getting super good. The Erics were in full effect, sorry lead Eric I shot beard eric a lot more than you because of his hot beard and super hot moves.
This little lady is an aspiring street photographer she was like a little Helen Levitt. So cute. We traded portraits.
Denver Colorado's art scene was inspired once again by the great Jeremy Fish. The exhibition aptly titled "The road Less Traveled" was a two stop tour featuring two great places, OK Mountain in Austin Texas, and here at Andenken. Jeremy, the trailblazer that he is, carted all his art around in his beautifully preserved 70s Van.
This particular body of work was beautiful, his style is refined and consistent, yet he's still pushing the boundaries of his mediums: 21 color silk screens, transparent screen inks, and painting beautiful subtle layers with wood stains, you had to really get up close to appreciate some of his details, I was glad I got there early before the mob rolled in.
Usually I wouldn't put so much effort into documenting the people at an art show but Jeremy's shows are unique. His art brings us all together: the washed up skateboarders, the young rippers, and the castaways that we all are. The Silly Pink Bunnies were well represented repping hard as usual. Definitely ran into some great friends I hadn't seen in a while. It was great to see so many people traveling from far and wide to appreciate art. Definitely overheard some amazing sound bites. I kept wishing my camera took pictures of sound. "Dude hot girls don't hang out with us cuz were hot they hang out with us cuz were awesome!" Being one of my favorites.
Hope you had a safe journey back to SF Jeremy, come back anytime.
My new concept is only put the kind of work in your reel that you want to do. I kind of want to make it way punker more raw action sports oriented. If you have any advice for me it would be appreciated.
If you drive 30 minutes outside of Denver and if your coordinates are correct you will enter a time warp and if you are lucky it may land you at the Wagon Wheel which is this amazing roller rink. Since we actually went back in time 30 years we came prepared and dressed accordingly.
Make no mistake Scott Lefavor can roller skate better than you.
Sandra and Frieda mid time travel.
In the true spirit of the 70s I chose not to use auto focus or a high ISO.
My photos are starting to look like I shoot them with a top loading VCR.
Every medium has it's challenges, and some undoubtedly are more difficult than others. Some artists enjoy a process riddled with obstacles and almost seem to thrive in the more dangerous situations. Take for example working with molten Iron. Here in Denver we have an annual Iron Pour in the Rhino district. Pretty much anyone whose anyone from professors to sculptors who enjoy working with molten iron come out and share their exciting process with us.
It's quite something to watch. I don't know much about it so I am going to be making some educated guesses. It's very much a team effort, and you get the sense that the medium is unpredictable and things are changing so fast that they quickly have to adapt to things overheating or cooling to quickly. It also appears to be way more out of control than it actually is. These guys are seasoned experts and all though all of there kilns and equipment seem fabricated in a kind of hap-hazard way everything is calculated, but it also seems any number of things could burst into flames at any moment. If a propane tank seems to be getting to hot they throw it in a bucket of water. They use styrofoam cups to regulate exhaust, they stab at solidfying metal with crowbars. If anyone is the true hells angel of the art world these folks are it.
The medium like any medium with an inherently difficult process is fading into history, the materials are tough to comb by and I imagine the kilns are pretty difficult to fabricate. It is supported by it's academic applications and a very tight knit global community (it is very much a gang) who travel around the world to various Iron pours and share there skills and materials openly. They wear patches and various faction affiliation brandings to their specific locations proudly on their fire proof leathers. It's very much a family. I couldn't help but yearn for that type of collaboration.
So the next time your complaining about a printers black saturation, or a slightly off miter cut, think of these guys they are seriously putting everything on the line for their art. Process is paramount.
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